News

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2mon
Why Did Vincent van Gogh Paint 26 Portraits of a Postman and His Family While Staying in the South of France?
“Never were the postman and the painter closer ... Between July 1888 and April 1889, van Gogh completed six paintings and ...
Artnet1mon
Van Gogh’s Radiant Portraits of a Postman’s Family Get a Rare Reunion
“We were standing in the permanent collection gallery, looking at the postman and his wife ... which comprise three drawings and 23 paintings. “It was super unusual for someone to make ...
The Art Newspaper7mon
Van Gogh’s postman: the artist's favourite portrait subject to be explored in Boston and Amsterdam shows
The postman stares ahead ... and helped the patient to be discharged in January. Van Gogh’s drawing of Joseph Roulin, in Los Angeles (August 1888, upper left), and three of the paintings ...